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candy BrE / ˈkændi /  NAmE / ˈkændi / Native audio playback is not supported. candy(noun)BrE / ˈkændi /  NAmE / ˈkændi / sweet food made of sugar and/or chocolate, eaten between meals; a piece of thissynonym sweethttps://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/sweet_2a box of candya candy storea candy barWho wants the last piece of candy?used to emphasize how easy it is to do somethingI thought it was going to be difficult to get funding for the project, but in the end it was like taking candy from a baby.Extra ExamplesPeople were celebrating in the streets and handing out candy.Taking the money would be like taking candy from a baby.The kids made straight for the candy aisle.a low-fat alternative to candy barsWord Originmid 17th cent. (as a verb): the noun use is from late Middle English sugar-candy, from French sucre candi ‘crystallized sugar’, from Arabic sukkar ‘sugar’ + qandī ‘candied’, based on Sanskrit khaṇḍa ‘fragment’.

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(noun) a box of candya candy storea candy barwho wants the last piece of candy? Search images by the wordhttps://www.google.com/search?biw=1280&bih=661&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=candy This card's content is collected from the following dictionaries: Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Word	candy
WordType	(noun)
Phonetic	BrE / ˈkændi / NAmE / ˈkændi /
Example	a box of candy a candy store a candy bar who wants the last piece of candy?
Sound	Native audio playback is not supported.
Image	Search images by the word https://www.google.com/search?biw=1280&bih=661&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=candy
Content	candy (noun)BrE / ˈkændi / NAmE / ˈkændi / sweet food made of sugar and/or chocolate, eaten between meals; a piece of this synonym sweet https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/sweet_2 a box of candy a candy store a candy bar Who wants the last piece of candy? used to emphasize how easy it is to do something I thought it was going to be difficult to get funding for the project, but in the end it was like taking candy from a baby. Extra Examples People were celebrating in the streets and handing out candy. Taking the money would be like taking candy from a baby. The kids made straight for the candy aisle. a low-fat alternative to candy bars Word Origin mid 17th cent. (as a verb): the noun use is from late Middle English sugar-candy, from French sucre candi ‘crystallized sugar’, from Arabic sukkar ‘sugar’ + qandī ‘candied’, based on Sanskrit khaṇḍa ‘fragment’.
Copyright	This card's content is collected from the following dictionaries: Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Candy ˈkændi Piece Taking Noun Bre Box Store

candy

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